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Louisiana SCS
May 3, 2023
Small-Scale Community Digester for Commercial & Institutional Organics
Meredith CummingsApplication Engineer
May 3, 2023
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Billion dollars Viessmann Group turnover
Company foundation of the Viessmann family enterprise
Employed workforce
Percent of the turnover derived from export activities
Production companies in 11 countries
Branches world-wide
Countries with sale activities and distribution partners
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$2.25
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Viessmann GroupThe Company
Viessmann GroupComprehensive Range
Core Brand
Field of Application
Energy Source
Product Range
Single-familyhomes
Apartmentbuildings
Industry- and commercial buildings
Local heatingnetworks
1.5 kW – 116 000 kW
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Viessmann GroupAnaerobic Digestion & Gas Upgrading Specialists
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Campuses
Our MissionWaste Management Solutions Across Multiple Sectors
MunicipalAgricultural Industrial
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BiogasProduction Process Basics
Diagram courtesy of the American Biogas Council
1. Input2. Process3. Product
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EUCOlino Compact DigesterSmall-Scale Waste Management
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EUCOlino Compact DigesterSmall-Scale Waste Management
• Small-scale (approx. size of a shipping container)
• Ideal for operations with small waste streams / limited space
• Processes ~1,000 – 6,000 tons / year of organics
• Shipped as pre-manufactured complete unit & integrates easily into existing operation
• Paddles digestate through the system from one end to the other
• ~28 day retention time
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EUCOlino Compact DigesterVersatile Range of Organic Inputs
Each unit can handle ~1,000-6,000 tons of feedstock/year including:
• Food waste
• Source separated organics
• Animal manure
• Animal bedding
• Grease waste
• FOGs (fats, oils, grease)
• Biosolids
• Grass clippings
• Brewery waste
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EUCOlino Compact DigesterTime Lapse Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeQnIzFQb0A
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Current Project– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
• Single-tank EUCOlino unit
• Projected annual electrical production: 290,500 kWhel
• Processes food waste & mixed organics from intuitions/commercial partners
• ~900-1,200 tons / year• Casella Waste
Management
• Energy produced sold back to main grid & waste heat used for future greenhouse project
• Projected Completion date: Spring 2016
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Waste Stream– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
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Project Goals– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
Financial Goals • Eliminate current $55,000-$75,000/year tipping fee
Reduce Carbon Footprint• Diversion from landfill• Transportation of food waste
Energy Resource/Recovery• Food waste to energy
Income Generation from Digestate Byproducts
Green Job Creation
Sustainable Solution to the Waste Issue
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Byproducts– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
• Liquid coming from the digester can be used as a nutrient rich soil amendment
• Playing fields• Agricultural land
• Digestate solids can be separated out of liquid and added to compost material for added nutrient value of final product
• Digestate characteristics: • DM = 26%• oDM = 60%• TKN = 6000 mg/kg WWB• TP = 2000 mg/kg WWB• TK = 3000 - 5000 mg/kg WWB
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Layout-Composting on a Small Footprint Town of North Elba, NY
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Composting on a Small Footprint BioMRF Technologies, Jumbo Bag Compost
• ~590 gallons of day of liquid digestate to separator
• 218 tons solid digestate/year• Sep solids stored in bunker until
moved to composting
• Remaining liquid to storage tank
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Future Goals– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
• Greenhouse• Waste heat from CHP heats
the greenhouse during colder months
• Digestate/compost
• Composting facility
• Create a model community that will help support North Elba as a hub for tourism, conventions, and visitors
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Financials– EUCOlino Compact Digester Town of North Elba, NY
$1.06 Million Grant from Regional Economic Development Council • NYSERDA’s Cleaner Greener Communities Program
The Town of North Elba worked collaboratively with Essex County and the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) to secure the grant which will entirely fund this project and aid NYSERDA’s mission statement of increasing New York’s use of renewable energy.
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